New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-23
ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE
TESTIMONY AGAINST "DANNYp LYoxs
SEVERAL WOMEN TELL ABOUT MS QUARREL w,,..
QUINN,

SEVERAL WOMEN TELL ABOUT MS QUARREL WIZ.
QUINN.
danny" Lyons one Of the youngest and smallo.t :.
gang of young men who accustomed to asaa M,
at serond-ave and Thrtyeighthst, listened ycstsrd
to the testimony of several Of the young who A.,
freQuented the same corner TO the quarrel betva.
Lyons and Joseph Quinn which led to the deshof Qu
by pistol shot fred by LYONS. Lyons appareotls
unooncemed throughout the days session The Dr.
hour OF the session occupied In obtaining jury
DstrictAttorney MARITIME opened the case BY say1,I
he would show that Quinn and Lyons had quarrelled
few weeks before the killing Quinn met Lyons on Julv
A. the day before the MURDER and struck him the fae
with his hand and with cane. On that evening Lyons
said: Quinn downed me tonight, but will down hIs
to morrow" He also said "Tll fix him. He has m,
friends and have mine" He went the next day 70
liquor store endeavored to obtain pistol from the bar
keeper and did borrow pistol from Alexander McNen
He referred at that time to meeting Quinn He waits6
the OF Thirty and Secondave from
twenty minutes before O'Clock till about O'Clock
Then Quinn arrived at the opposite Of Thrty
eghths andcrossed to the place where Lyons M
Lyons after talking with Quinn for minute dreva
pistol and shot him. Mr. MARITIME said the fact clearly
showed m ON and he would ask verc
Nellie Tammany, good looking young woman who
tsed that a. sns met and and Sa
evening, related some Of the dOngs OF the somewhat
Variable gang OF young men and women who assembled
on that She said in answer to Mr. Martinez
4si know Daniel Lyons and Joseph J. Qinnn. Iknov
Katie Cassidy Mamie Smith and Billy" Meehau
Katie Cassidy and went to picnic Of the Friendship
Club in the latter part Of May OF the early part q june
morning there was a quarrel between Meehan Lyons
and Quinn. The police put all out. saw Lyons and
Q1inn afterward the Fourth Of July on the corner
about O'clock and then took walk down the avenue
O'clock while we were ali there, Joe Quinn called Lyons
over to ask him something Lyons said: NO: didn't
him first with the open hand then with his fist and then
blood Four OF girls went with OF the young
and we walked down the avenue but could not ind
st. and ThrSaye to liquor store there We stayed half
hour and came down 70 Thirty nnfh-st ana Second
ave. Lyons was there He said to me: You had dine me
I had anything to do with that He said: Well, he
downed me tonight. but I'll down him to morrow"
yonss Counsel the witness told Of her adventures on
that Fourth OF July She drank two three times with
Lyons In the morning in one liquor store went to bath
times, she drank twice in the early evening" had
four rounds" about midnight and later four rounds
more and by that time her friends advised her to drink
soda water she got home about O'Clock IN tue morn
ing She pretended TO be respectable.
Katie Cassidy aud Mamie Smith. the latter OF whom
die not pretend be respectable gave similar tesi
mOny. One said that Lyons threatened to Tx Quinn
aud the other that he threatened to put bullet In
him" These threats uttered the night before
the shooting william Meeban letter carrier, who bad
been q companion Of Quinn for seven years, testified
that Quinn drank smoked chewed tobacco and
quarrel tho evening OF July a, and said that Lyons
said to Quinn: | can down you Tomorrow" Yes
you will have a pistol then, Suppose" said Quinn.
Never mind about that, said Lyons will down you
any way" John J. QUINN the brother Of the murdered
several other witnesses mad testified the testimony Of
Deputy Coroner Jenkins, who made the autopsy, was
read aud At 40 o'clock the court adjourned ant TINS
later session would DO held